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Course AS208, The Rise of Scientific Europe 1500-1800
ISBN: 0333970063
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date: 2001-10-30
Synopsis
The Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries transformed modern science, both building on and challenging the classical world's natural philosophies. This wide ranging collection of the most influential and important writings in the field emphasizes the interplay of the social, cultural and intellectual traditions of early modern Europe. Key themes include science and religion, scholars and craftsmen, scientific patronage, the occult sciences and matter in motion. This book is an introduction to the scholarship surrounding this significant event.
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ISBN: 0333970020
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date: 2001-11-12
Product DescriptionSynopsisAbout the Author
This volume provides a documentary history of perhaps the most significant event in human history - the Scientific Revolution. Using primary sources to discover the conceptual and institutional foundations of modern science, the reader explores the worlds of science and religion, scholars and craftsmen, patronage and the occult. This is a key resource both for students of the history of science and others, offering a broad range of texts which emphasise the interplay of the social, cultural and intellectual traditions of early modern Europe.This volume provides a documentary history of perhaps the most significant event in human history - the Scientific Revolution. Using primary sources to discover the conceptual and institutional foundations of modern science, the reader explores the worlds of science and religion, scholars and craftsmen, patronage and the occult. This is a key resource both for students of the history of science and others, offering a broad range of texts which emphasise the interplay of the social, cultural and intellectual traditions of early modern Europe.MALCOLM OSTER is Staff Tutor at the Open University.
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ISBN: 0333960904
Author: John Henry
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date: 2002-01-05
Product Description
The new edition of this study provides a concise, balanced, and accessible guide to the most important aspects of the Scientific Revolution. John Henry takes into account the latest developments in this important aspect of European history.
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